PhD Organic Chemistry / Overview

Year of entry: 2020

Degree awarded: Doctor of Philosophy
Duration: 3-4 Years. [Full-Time]
Entry requirements: We normally expect students to have a First or Upper Second class UK honours degree or international equivalent, in a relevant science or engineering discipline or a first degree with an additional UK Masters degree (or international equivalent).

Full entry requirements
How to apply: Apply online

Programme options

	Full-time	Part-time	Full-time distance learning	Part-time distance learning
PhD	Y	Y	N	N
MPhil	Y	Y	N	N

Programme description

The School has particular strengths in biological chemistry and organic synthesis, computational and theoretical chemistry, materials chemistry (inorganic and polymer), magnetic resonance and structural chemistry, radiochemistry and environmental chemistry, nanoscience, biochemistry, bioinformatics, biotechnology, genetics, gene expression, molecular biology, microbiology, structural biology, neuroscience, pharmacology, toxicology and biomolecular sciences. State-of-the-art equipment, new laboratories and first-rate spectroscopic services support and compliment these activities. Each student has at least one supervisor and an advisor with pastoral responsibility.

In addition to superb research facilities, postgraduates in the school have a graduate common room and use of a computer cluster. You receive training in health and safety, fire fighting, library skills and written and oral presentation skills.

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Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2020, the tuition fees are as follows:

PhD (full-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): Base rate £TBA Low £9,000, Medium £16,000, High £21,000
International students (per annum): Base rate £24,500;Low £26,000,Medium £31,000, High £36,000
PhD (part-time)
UK/EU students (per annum): Base rate £TBA; Low £4,500, Medium £8,000, High £10,500
International students (per annum): Base rate £12,500;Low £13,000,Medium £15,500, High £18,000

Please note for the majority of projects where experimentation requires further resource: higher fee bands (where quoted) will be charged rather than the base rate for supervision, administration and computational costs. The fees quoted above will be fully inclusive and, therefore, you will not be required to pay any additional bench fees or administration costs.

All fees for entry will be subject to yearly review and incremental rises per annum are also likely over the duration of the course for UK/EU students (fees are typically fixed for International students, for the course duration at the year of entry). For general fees information please visit: postgraduate fees . Always contact the department if you are unsure which fee applies to your project.

Contact details

School/Faculty: School of Chemistry
Contact name: Recruitment and Admissions Administrator
Telephone: +44 (0)161 306 9279
Facsimile: +44 (0)161 275 4598
Email: pg.chemistry@manchester.ac.uk
Website: http://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/
School/Faculty: See: About the School of Chemistry

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